title: Scaphotrapezial arthritis after a carpometacarpal fusion in a patient with Marfan's Syndrome: case report.
abstract: We report a case of scaphotrapezial arthritis that developed in a patient with Marfan's syndrome many years after a carpometacarpal fusion, which placed the thumb metacarpal in adduction. This problem was effectively treated with an abduction/opposition osteotomy, which both increased the patient's first web space and improved her arthritic symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA. rmszabo@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Szabo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D052737:Carpometacarpal Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D013933:Thumb / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*